The academy's predecessor could be considered the Odesa Infantry School that was established in 1865 by order of the Russian Minister of War.

During the Russian Civil War, courses and schools were repeatedly relocated as the Red Army advanced to Ukraine.

In 1968, it became the senior educational institution of the Soviet Armed Forces for the training of officers of military intelligence units.

A group of cadets and military musicians led by Lieutenant Colonel Mykola Konovalyuk took part in parade training for a week prior on the Champs Elysees, with another Ukrainian delegation of seven representatives of the school who speak French and English marching in a color guard procession and participating in other theatrical actions.

[5] Cadets of the academy in 2016 took part in the Chișinău Independence Day Parade on Great National Assembly Square.